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1 toward
[tə'wɔːd(z), tɔːd(z)]1) (in the direction of) verso2) (near) versotoward the end of — verso la fine di [day, month]
3) (in relation to) verso, nei confronti ditheir attitude toward Europe — il loro atteggiamento verso o nei confronti dell'Europa
to be friendly, hostile toward sb. — essere amichevole con, ostile nei confronti di qcn
* * *[tə'wo:d(z), ]( American[) to:rd(z)]1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) verso2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) verso, per3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) per4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) verso* * *toward► towards* * *[tə'wɔːd(z), tɔːd(z)]1) (in the direction of) verso2) (near) versotoward the end of — verso la fine di [day, month]
3) (in relation to) verso, nei confronti ditheir attitude toward Europe — il loro atteggiamento verso o nei confronti dell'Europa
to be friendly, hostile toward sb. — essere amichevole con, ostile nei confronti di qcn
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2 intent
I [ɪn'tent]1) (intention) intenzione f., proposito m.with intent — [act, say] di proposito, intenzionalmente
2) dir.••II [ɪn'tent]1)2) (absorbed) intento (on a; on doing a fare); assorto (on in; on doing nel fare)* * *[-t]1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) deciso2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) intento* * *intent (1) /ɪnˈtɛnt/n. [u]1 intenzione; ( anche leg.) intento; scopo; proposito deliberato: The criminal assaulted me with the intent to kill, il criminale mi ha aggredito con l'intento di uccidere; hostile intent, intenzioni ostili; with malicious intent, con cattive intenzioni● to all intents and purposes, a tutti gli effetti; effettivamente; sotto ogni aspetto.intent (2) /ɪnˈtɛnt/a.2 deciso; risoluto: intent on doing one's best, risoluto a fare del proprio meglio; He was intent on going away, era deciso ad andarsene* * *I [ɪn'tent]1) (intention) intenzione f., proposito m.with intent — [act, say] di proposito, intenzionalmente
2) dir.••II [ɪn'tent]1)2) (absorbed) intento (on a; on doing a fare); assorto (on in; on doing nel fare) -
3 ♦ cry
♦ cry /kraɪ/n.1 grido: a cry of joy [of pain], un grido di gioia [di dolore]; hostile cries, grida ostili; to give a cry, dare un grido; to utter a cry, lanciare un grido7 (= war cry) slogan; motto; parola d'ordine: «Africa to the Africans» is their cry, «l'Africa agli africani» è il loro slogan● a cry from the heart, un grido dal cuore □ (fig.) a far cry from, tutt'altro che; ben altro che; tutt'altra cosa che: It was a far cry from the holiday we had been led to expect, è stata tutt'altro che la (o c'era una bella differenza rispetto alla) vacanza che ci avevano prospettato □ to be in full cry, ( di muta di cani) abbaiare e correre all'inseguimento; ( di gruppo di persone) essere lanciato all'inseguimento; (fig.) essere lanciato, scatenato, accanito (a fare qc.); chiedere a gran voce qc. □ to be [to keep] within cry, essere [tenersi] a portata di voce.♦ (to) cry /kraɪ/A v. i.1 gridare; esclamare: to cry with alarm, gridare allarmato; to cry with pain, gridare dal dolore; to cry for help, gridare aiuto; lanciare grida di aiuto2 – to cry for, chiedere a gran voce; reclamare; ( di cosa) avere urgente bisogno di: The people are crying for justice, la gente reclama giustizia; The fields are crying for rain, i campi hanno urgente bisogno di pioggia3 piangere: The baby is crying, il bambino sta piangendo; Stop crying!, smettila di piangere!; (fam.) I'll give you something to cry for, te la do io una (buona) ragione per piangere!; She was crying for her mother, chiamava piangendo la mamma; piangeva perché voleva la mammaB v. t.1 gridare: «Silence!» Lucy cried, «Silenzio!» gridò Lucy3 piangere; versare: to cry tears of joy [bitter tears], piangere lacrime di gioia [lacrime amare]● (fam.) to cry all the way to the bank, incassare i soldi e ignorare le critiche □ to cry one's eyes (o heart) out, piangere a dirotto; piangere tutte le proprie lacrime □ to cry for the moon, chiedere la luna; volere la luna (nel pozzo) □ It cries for vengeance, grida vendetta (al cospetto di Dio) □ to cry foul, protestare ( per un'ingiustizia, un torto) □ to cry halves, reclamare una parte (o metà) di ( una cosa trovata, ecc.) □ (fam.) to cry in one's beer, piangersi addosso □ to cry for mercy, implorare pietà □ to cry over one's lost opportunities, rimpiangere le occasioni mancate □ to cry oneself to sleep, addormentarsi per il gran piangere □ to cry over spilt milk, piangere sul latte versato □ to cry quits, gridare che se ne è avuto abbastanza; arrendersi □ (fam. GB) to cry stinking fish, sminuire i propri sforzi, i propri meriti; sminuirsi; deprezzare la propria merce □ (fig.) to cry wolf, gridare al lupo. -
4 ♦ reception
♦ reception /rɪˈsɛpʃn/n.1 [u] ( in albergo) reception; accettazione: You may leave a message at reception, può lasciare un messaggio alla reception; DIALOGO → - Wedding- They're going to have a big reception afterwards, dopo daranno un grande ricevimento2 [uc] ricevimento: There will be a reception in honour of the new director, ci sarà un ricevimento in onore del nuovo direttore3 accoglienza: a warm [a cool] reception, un'accoglienza calorosa [fredda]; a frosty reception, un'accoglienza gelida (o glaciale); a hostile reception, un'accoglienza ostile; a rapturous reception, un'accoglienza entusiastica; to have (o to get) a bad [a good, a mixed] reception, essere accolto male [bene, così e così]; His latest novel has had a favourable reception from reviewers, il suo ultimo romanzo ha incontrato il favore della critica; The proposal had a favourable reception, la proposta è stata accolta favorevolmente7 [u] ( raro) accettazione; approvazione: the general reception of his theories, l'accettazione delle sue teorie da parte di tutti● reception centre, centro di accoglienza ( per immigrati clandestini, ecc.) □ ( nelle scuole materne) reception class, prima classe ( 4-5 anni d'età) □ ( USA) reception clerk ► receptionist □ reception desk, (banco della) reception ( in albergo) □ reception office, (ufficio) ricezione □ reception room, sala di rappresentanza ( in una casa); sala d'attesa ( di medico, ecc.); salotto, soggiorno ( di casa privata). -
5 confront
[kən'frʌnt]to be confronted by sth. — dover affrontare qcs.
to confront sb. with sth., sb. — mettere qcn. di fronte a o a confronto con qcs., qcn
* * *1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) mettere di fronte a2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) affrontare•* * *[kən'frʌnt]to be confronted by sth. — dover affrontare qcs.
to confront sb. with sth., sb. — mettere qcn. di fronte a o a confronto con qcs., qcn
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6 disarm
[dɪs'ɑːm] 1.verbo transitivo disarmare (anche fig.)2.verbo intransitivo [ country] disarmare, disarmarsi* * *1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) disarmare2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) disarmare3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) calmare; disarmare•- disarming
- disarmingly* * *[dɪs'ɑːm] 1.verbo transitivo disarmare (anche fig.)2.verbo intransitivo [ country] disarmare, disarmarsi
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